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we actually had an economy that worked for everybody. the rich did not take home 24% of total income. they took home about 9% of total income, even before taxes. what we need to do as a country is understand that we had a period of widespread posterity. we need to go back to that kind of an economy. >> cenk: all right, thank you for joining us. really appreciate it. >> thanks, chenk. >> cenk: when we come back, president obama and mitt romney had a lunch. there's a secret recording of that lunch, kind of. >> president obama makes good on an election night promise meeting with mitt romney. that this is their first face-to-face meeting sings their bruising campaign. >> the elbow of the day is on a shiny bald republican head. i think you'll like it. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> cenk: president obama met with mitt romney today for lunch. our political correspondent michael shure is here to tell us all about it. >> on the one hand, a warming comforting thing about american politics is the loser comes and meets with the president or whoever it was tha
we actually had an economy that worked for everybody. the rich did not take home 24% of total income. they took home about 9% of total income, even before taxes. what we need to do as a country is understand that we had a period of widespread posterity. we need to go back to that kind of an economy. >> cenk: all right, thank you for joining us. really appreciate it. >> thanks, chenk. >> cenk: when we come back, president obama and mitt romney had a lunch. there's a secret...
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." >> america's number one economy is drug abuse. >> do your own thing has been replaced in the 80s by just say no. >> the only thing that i've ever been is an ex-drug user. >> do you have any narcotics or drugs in here? >> not any more. >> even in the transports they say i'm in here because i did these movies. >> federal agents raided the actor's home. >> tommy chong was sentenced nine months to prison for selling bongs on the internet. finally the terror alert can go back to green. >> cenk: he's in the studio now. hey, tommy how are you doing. >> good. >> cenk: tommy does a podcast called the chong show that talks about the legal impact of marijuana. >> surprise, surprise. >> cenk: so you are preeminent expert on this issue. >> yes. >> cenk: how much of a difference do you think the laws in washington and colorado are going to make? >> huge, huge difference. it's going to bring about the legalization of hemp. you'll be able to grow hemp in this country again. >> cenk: well, i know the founding fathers would have been very much against that. >> yeah, right jefferson. >> cenk: yes, was
." >> america's number one economy is drug abuse. >> do your own thing has been replaced in the 80s by just say no. >> the only thing that i've ever been is an ex-drug user. >> do you have any narcotics or drugs in here? >> not any more. >> even in the transports they say i'm in here because i did these movies. >> federal agents raided the actor's home. >> tommy chong was sentenced nine months to prison for selling bongs on the internet....
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we actually had an economy that worked for everybody. the rich did not take home 24% of total income. they took home about 9% of total income even before taxes. what we need to do as a country is understand that we had a period of widespread posterity. we need to go back to that kind of an economy. >> cenk: all right, thank you for joining us. really appreciate it. >> thanks, chenk. >> cenk: when we come back, president obama and mitt romney had a lunch. there's a secret recording of that lunch, kind of. >> president obama makes good on an election night promise meeting with mitt romney. that this is their first face-to-face meeting sings their bruising campaign. >> the elbow of the day is on >> wow! i've never seen anything like this. >> when disaster strikes sometimes the only way out is to look within. current tv digs deep into the extraordinary tales of heroism determination and escape. "trapped" experience the drama. back to back to back. >> hold on mates! >> catch the "trapped" premier mini-marathon this saturday starting at 1 east
we actually had an economy that worked for everybody. the rich did not take home 24% of total income. they took home about 9% of total income even before taxes. what we need to do as a country is understand that we had a period of widespread posterity. we need to go back to that kind of an economy. >> cenk: all right, thank you for joining us. really appreciate it. >> thanks, chenk. >> cenk: when we come back, president obama and mitt romney had a lunch. there's a secret...
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the economy? that's almost identical to republican talking point. tim get geithner is a republican and he's leading the discussion for the democrats. if you don't agree that we should cut medicare and social security and cut the taxes for the rich, you don't agree. let me show you what the americans agree with and i agree with, as well. 67% of americans believe that there should be tax increases as part of the deal. boom, that helps to balance the budget. two-thirds of the country agrees. we just had an election. we agree. that's one way to balance the budget. that's not all. cutting defense spending, a large part of americans agree 51%. the majority of the country wants to cut defense why are we avoiding that? it will help to balance the budget. because they go ahead paid by the defense contractors. there was a poll in new hampshire. how about farm subsidyies. 79% want to cut those back. what about oil subsidyies. 70% oppose oil subsidies. there are ways to cut the deficit balance the budget, and
the economy? that's almost identical to republican talking point. tim get geithner is a republican and he's leading the discussion for the democrats. if you don't agree that we should cut medicare and social security and cut the taxes for the rich, you don't agree. let me show you what the americans agree with and i agree with, as well. 67% of americans believe that there should be tax increases as part of the deal. boom, that helps to balance the budget. two-thirds of the country agrees. we...